Jonathan Coe is  the  Managing  Director  of  the  Clinic  for   Boundaries   Studies.   He   specialises   in   education  and   training   around   professional   conduct.   He   runs  training   courses   on   Values,   Boundaries,   Listening,  Self-­‐Disclosure   and   a   specialist   service   for  practitioners   who   have   a   particular   issue   around  conduct,   usually  where   there   is   a   formal   complaint  or   investigation.   He   works   with   independent  services,   the   NHS,   medical   schools,   churches   and  charities.   He   is   especially   interested   in   how   people  come  to  shift  their  perspective  in  ways  which  create  lasting  change.  

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Professional  Boundaries  -­‐  Berlin  wall  or  a  bridge  to  powerful  action?  

What  does  it  take  to  fulfil  a  professional  role?  How  can  the  rules  be  abided  by  alongside  compassion,  empathy,  connection  and  warmth?      The  notion  of  boundaries   can   seem   to  be  more   like  a  barrier,   a  wall  between  people,  a  stop  to  empathic  connection.  In  this  way  of  thinking,  the  rules  become  something   to   avoid,   to   chafe   against,   to   see   as   required   only   for   external  purposes;   to   say,   along  with  Robert  Frosts  neighbour   ‘Something   there   is   that  does  not   like  a  wall’.  Or  can  boundaries  be  seen  as  enablers,  as  ways  of  being  which   empower,   expand   and   energise?   To   say,   again   with  Frost,   that   'Good  fences   make   good   neighbours'?   In   this   talk   I   will   cover   these   issues,   using  examples   from   our   work   with   people   who   have   got   into   trouble   around  boundaries,  as  well  as  our  work  to  assist  people  preventing  problems  arising.      As  well  as  talking,  there  will  be  lots  of  interaction  and  the  chance  to  share  views  and  experiences.    

Jonathan  Coe